Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

8-8, 3-4 Away

Final

8-7, 5-2 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	-	5	11	0

J. Vargas2-0

7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

R. Nolasco1-2

5.2 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 86
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 86
  3
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 87
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 87
  5
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 87
  6
  Line Out
  Fastball 88
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Nolasco pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J Kubel hit for P Florimon.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Burton pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- E Escobar at shortstop.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Duensing pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- J Paredes ran for B Butler.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J Pinto to second on fielder's indifference.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	86
2 Ball	Fastball	86
3 Strike Looking	Fastball	87
4 Ball	Fastball	87
5 Foul Ball	Fastball	87
6 Line Out	Fastball	88

Twins
0
Royals
5

Game 1

4/18

Twins
4
Royals
5

Game 2

4/19

Twins
8
Royals
3

Game 3

4/20

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, April 18, 2014

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 21,192

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	21	21	.500	-	L2
Chicago	19	21	.475	1	W2
Kansas City	19	22	.463	1.5	L1
Detroit	19	22	.463	1.5	W1
Minnesota	18	23	.439	2.5	W2

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

J. Vargas2-0

R. Nolasco1-2

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